Chief Justice Rehnquist dies

scaeagles · 09-06-2005, 07:13 PM

Prudence, I am actually with you. I think that Scalia should be elevated to that position. I'm not trying to pick a fight, but I think the man is brilliant. He has ruled in questionable ways recently, such as the recent interstate commerce ruling related to marijuana, but overall, I think he's incredibly intelligent and a true Constitutional scholar.

If moderate means ruling on the Constitution as written, then I'll take moderate. In my opinion, though, the so-called conservative justices are the ones who have looked to original intent more so than "moderate" or "liberal" justices. My problem is with justices that seem to think the document is "living, breathing" and can change with the times without an amendment process - such as the meaning of eminent domain. I'm still sick over that.

09-06-2005, 07:13 PM	#17
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Prudence, I am actually with you. I think that Scalia should be elevated to that position. I'm not trying to pick a fight, but I think the man is brilliant. He has ruled in questionable ways recently, such as the recent interstate commerce ruling related to marijuana, but overall, I think he's incredibly intelligent and a true Constitutional scholar. If moderate means ruling on the Constitution as written, then I'll take moderate. In my opinion, though, the so-called conservative justices are the ones who have looked to original intent more so than "moderate" or "liberal" justices. My problem is with justices that seem to think the document is "living, breathing" and can change with the times without an amendment process - such as the meaning of eminent domain. I'm still sick over that.
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